touch (on or upon)

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Verb
  • But each of those neurons are really highly specified.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The chain did not specify anything about the conduct in question.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That's not to mention Monday's stock market plunge, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop about 2% — more than erasing the gains since President Trump's inauguration.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This isn't the first time the public has become aware of C4, as the project was mentioned to be in development – alongside Project M0 – when it was reported that ZA/UM laid off staff and cancelled a Disco Elysium expansion in 2024.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have been spotted out and about with their three children, and people are noticing their closeness.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas keeps a tally of layoff notices.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit in Alabama brings a defamation claim against the woman, citing the NBC News interview.
    Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
  • European analysts expect the auto industry to be hit hard, citing cross-border North America manufacturing operations and complex global supply chains involving Mexico.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • One thing to note is that since Rutherford and Allvin took over in Vancouver, the club has somewhat rarely been very busy on deadline day itself — aside from minor trades involving players like Tyler Motte.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The company noted that comp sales in apparel and hardlines accelerated by nearly 4 percentage points compared with the third quarter, showing some momentum in the categories.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Among the instances of money laundering done through TD Bank as indicated in the settlement agreement was the laundering of $474 million in cash from fentanyl sales in the United States by Chinese criminal syndicates.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The ongoing confusion and mystery regarding Lionel Messi’s availability was amplified before kickoff on Thursday, and what followed was a tense victory that was tighter than the final scoreline indicated.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Griffin quoted a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Christopher Miller, the Financial Times‘ Chief Correspondent in Kyiv.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The World Population Review, quoting the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) figures, stated that 27.8 per cent of households nationwide were home to a feline at the end of 2019, compared to nearly 40 per cent for dogs.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Touch (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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